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Apple Releases Economic Impact Report on 'Spaceship Campus'

"Phase 2 will add 300,000 more square feet of space, adding room for 1,200 more employees -- however this phase has been delayed indefinitely for cost-saving reasons."

(looks like the spaceship hit a snag...)

oh well..

"'Apple Campus 2' -- the Spaceship" *thumbs up* sounds good to me. :)
 
Davvid said:
Hate apple. just a money sucking corporation now(maybe always was). For sure, Tim Cook is a dick.
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You must really hate Apple to come onto an Apple-specific forum, register, and post not one, but multiple negative comments on an article that outlines how Apple is benefitting the local economy with tons of jobs for Americans and millions in tax revenue for the city of Cupertino.
 
MacVixen said:
ALL constructions materials from within the city limits of Cupertino? That seems...damn near impossible. I could see within a say 15 mile radius of Cupertino but does the city proper actually have that many building material supply places? Some enterprising construction supply company will need to be build a new store within city limits just for Apple to meet this requirement.
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I'm sure it's all building material "where appropriate". Otherwise, the local supply companies will just pass the orders out of the area and act as a middle man for a project that size.

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Also, what would be interesting to know is the local (economic) impact of the 7800 additional employees coming into the area each day or re-locating.
 
I don't really understand the design of this building. It just seems like form over function. How does Joe from Hardware Design at the bottom get over to Melissa in the Art department at the top without walking around that gigantic circle? You'd think there would be spokes on that wheel, or a monorail or something. It just seems very inefficient and a bit imposing.
 
paul4339 said:
I'm sure it's all building material "where appropriate". Otherwise, the local supply companies will just pass the orders out of the area and act as a middle man for a project that size.

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Also, what would be interesting to know is the local (economic) impact of the 7800 additional employees coming into the area each day or re-locating.
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The valley is so large that I can't imagine there will be that many employees actually relocating, perhaps with the exception of high level project managers. Should be good news for the local food operators, etc though - that's a lot of mouths to feed for a good long time.
 
like their current campus...

petsounds said:
I don't really understand the design of this building. It just seems like form over function. How does Joe from Hardware Design at the bottom get over to Melissa in the Art department at the top without walking around that gigantic circle? You'd think there would be spokes on that wheel, or a monorail or something. It just seems very inefficient and a bit imposing.
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The current Apple Campus is a group of building that have a very large open space in the middle. When employees needed to go from one department to another, they either walked through the buildings or just took a short cut through the center of the campus in the open air. I'm guessing that there will be pathways in the center of the new campus just like on the old campus.
 
petsounds said:
I don't really understand the design of this building. It just seems like form over function. How does Joe from Hardware Design at the bottom get over to Melissa in the Art department at the top without walking around that gigantic circle? You'd think there would be spokes on that wheel, or a monorail or something. It just seems very inefficient and a bit imposing.
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Who knows? Maglev trains? Tractor Beams? Transporter devices?
 
The company has agreed to direct its contractors to purchase all construction materials from within the city
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This isn't entirely true. One of my family members works for the company doing all the structural and concrete facade work and their materials will not be coming from Cupertino.

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fh-ace said:
About 3 miles from the current campus, Lehigh Quarry & Cement Plant Info
http://www.cupertino.org/index.aspx?page=944
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All of the structural & facade concrete is pre-cast coming from the Sacramento area.
 
petsounds said:
I don't really understand the design of this building. It just seems like form over function. How does Joe from Hardware Design at the bottom get over to Melissa in the Art department at the top without walking around that gigantic circle? You'd think there would be spokes on that wheel, or a monorail or something. It just seems very inefficient and a bit imposing.
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If you walk around the outside edge of the building, it's only a 10 minute walk to the opposite point. Inner edge would be faster. Or you can walk across the courtyard in half that time. Is that a big deal?
 
petsounds said:
I don't really understand the design of this building. It just seems like form over function. How does Joe from Hardware Design at the bottom get over to Melissa in the Art department at the top without walking around that gigantic circle? You'd think there would be spokes on that wheel, or a monorail or something. It just seems very inefficient and a bit imposing.
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Apple is a technology company, I'm sure there are plenty of ways for Joe to get his work done without walking to Melissa. Facetime, file transfer, imessage, etc.
 
Also, walking through other sections of the campus increases chances of bumping into colleagues. This can help foster collaborative working and a sense of the team.
 
I'm all for trees and nice landscaping, but does anyone else think there are way to many of them? You wont even be able to see the building through the forest.
 
docwisdom said:
Apple is a technology company, I'm sure there are plenty of ways for Joe to get his work done without walking to Melissa. Facetime, file transfer, imessage, etc.
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Those technical tools only go so far. Face-to-face meetings are very beneficial, which is why the Googleplex campus is set up to encourage random encounters.
 
petsounds said:
I don't really understand the design of this building. It just seems like form over function. How does Joe from Hardware Design at the bottom get over to Melissa in the Art department at the top without walking around that gigantic circle? You'd think there would be spokes on that wheel, or a monorail or something. It just seems very inefficient and a bit imposing.
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This makes it sound like walking outside across the courtyard is an impossible task...
 
jfx94 said:
Amazing how much the local and state government benefits from the taxes on this, yet provides very few services in return.
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Yeah, practically nothing.

No fire or police services.

No road infrastructure.

No utility infrastructure.

I'm sure Apple chose the location for it's super-high tax rate.

No buses or park and ride locations.

No public parks for Apple's employees to enjoy.

No public libraries.

Man, Cupertino must be a hell hole.







http://www.cupertino.org/index.aspx?page=3
 
Konrad9 said:
Yeah, practically nothing.

No fire or police services.

No road infrastructure.

No utility infrastructure.

I'm sure Apple chose the location for it's super-high tax rate.

No buses or park and ride locations.

No public parks for Apple's employees to enjoy.

No public libraries.

Man, Cupertino must be a hell hole.







http://www.cupertino.org/index.aspx?page=3
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I think you missed the point. According to the consultant, Apple pays $9.2 million in local taxes and consumes $1.2 million in services. With the surplus expected to increase to $11 million after construction is completed.
 
MacRumors said:
.....- Apple will pay $9.2 million in tax revenue directly to Cupertino in 2013, approximately 18% of the city's annual general fund budget. The consultants estimate that Apple will generate a net fiscal surplus of $8 million to the city this year, with that expected to grow to $11 million when the new campus is finished. This means Apple will pay millions of dollars more to the city than it uses in services.

- The construction of the new campus will generate 9,200 full-time jobs in the county over the three-year construction period, and will generate one-time revenues to the City of Cupertino in the form of construction taxes and fees totaling more than $38 million. The company has agreed to direct its contractors to purchase all construction materials from within the city, ensuring that Cupertino collects millions of dollars in sales taxes as a result.

- The report touts $66 million in public improvements to be built around the campus, including bicycle and pedestrian facilities, park land, and a voluntary $2.5 million contribution to Cupertino's affordable housing fund.

Article Link: Apple Releases Economic Impact Report on 'Spaceship Campus'
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How could they reasonably, object to any of this. This whole report is, in one word: IMPRESSIVE.
 
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